Broom-holder.



D. M. VEACH.

BROOM HOLDER. APPLICATION FlLED FEBJII 191? Patente d' DQ013241, 1918.

-INVENTOH 2e zmyfl Veci ATTORNEY DEXVEY M, VEACH, OF POINT, TEXAS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

Application filed February F. 1918. Serial No. 215.839.

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lie it known that l. Dnwsr M. Vnacnt, a citizen of the United States, residing at Point. in the county 01" llnins and Fitate of 'lexns have invented certain new and useful improvements .in Broom-Holders. of which the following is a speci cation.

This invention relates to a broom holder and particularly to a holder for suspending the broom by itsiicad in inverted position, the invention being directed primarily to a bracket designed to be secured against a wall, the back a door or wherever most convenient and formed with means to clasp the handle of n broom immediately below the head and so hold the broom with its head uppermost. 3y thns supporting the broom in a hanger, its share is preserved and n3 fnhiess extender 1c straws composing broom are relieved of he weight of the broom and so freed from distortion and bend ing such as is common when the liroonn as in ordinary use, is ,placed in corner with its send downward With this object in "view, inycntion consists in the novel construction, Olllhlll3 tion and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated. in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l. is-o front elevation of the broom holder.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, and,

3 is a top plan view, a portion ofthe holder being shown in section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

in the drawing, 10 indicates the hanger bracket as a Whole and consists of n 11 right member 11. designed to be secin gill held against a vertical wall and a horizontal member 13 of forked construction for sustaining a broom.

The bracket 10 is preferably formed of a single strand of wire bent and folded to the shape desired and connected together at its ends. The Wire strand is first bent upon itself at the center of its length to form a loop 1-5:, semi elliptioal or semi-circular in shape as in Fig. 3 and of such size as to permit the handle 15 of a broom to move freely therein, but to cause a rather snng fit when the wire bound portion 16 of the bandle enters the loop. The straight portions of the wire strand are then bent backwardly bv quick shorl turns, 17, the two rearwerdly extending portions converging and meeting in their ends where they are formed into eyes or loops 18 intere'ngaging each other.

The ieai-wardly extending portions of the strand of wire are preferably below the loop ll and form straight converging arms 19 which a short distance in rear of the loop 14 are bent upwardly at it right angle to form the upright member 11, the arms 19 and loop 14 forming the horizontal member of the broom holder. The loops 17 project forwardly in the form of fingers and to more securely rciain the broom in the loop 14:, these fingers 20 are curved toward each other so as to partly embrace the broom handle and are also given an upward turn as in Fig. 2 to prevent the broom from slipping out of the loop.

Constructed as described, the broom hanger 1s complete and ready for use, it being only necessary to drive a nail or screw 21 into the wall upon which the broom is to be hang and hang thereon the broom holder, the nail passing through the pointed end of the upright member 11 which latter bearing against the wall maintains the horiz ontal member 13 in posit-ion to receive the broom. To prevent swinging movement of the broom holder, the nail or screw 21 may be bent over the loops or eyes 18 as shown, or the nail may be driven through one of the eyes. .52. broom holder as described, is simple, cheap, eilicient and provides a place for a broom on a wall that is readily accessible and at the same time out of the way of the ordinary movements and avoc-ations in the room where the holder is placed, and by supporting the broom with its head upward, the life of the broom is greatly extended and its shape preserved for a long time.

Having described my invention, I claim:

l. A broom holder comprising a bracket adapted to be secured against a wall, said 2. A broom holder comprising bracket formed of a single stnend of wire bent at the-center of its length 'nto a substantially semi-circular loop, the, ends of the wire converging and connected to each other, the .loop being then I folded rearwardly upon the onneeted portions'of the wire and the latter again bent at a right angle in rear of the loop'to iorin-a horizontal extension carrying the loop and en upwardly pro]ecting member by which the holder is suspended, 10 the projecting ends of the loop being further bent toward each other and upwardly. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' DEWEY M. VEAOH. Witnesses:

G. B. LYNCH, W. O. DUNN. 

